Meteor Shower is expected to peak after midnight tonight

[gocolts 300]

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"It's going to be a great show," says Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center. "The Moon is new on August 12th--which means no moonlight, dark skies and plenty of meteors." How many? Cooke estimates one or two Perseids per minute at the shower's peak.

 

[Rybo5 0]

I saw a few last night, and a couple of them were pretty impressive. Hopefully the clouds stay away for one more night.

[BMoney 0]

I cant wait....it promises to be impressive..we have only had 1 rainy day since june 5th...we can do without rain more 1 more night....

[IndyTom 0]

'Just walked outside and did not see anything. Since it peaks at midnight (11:24 here as I type) I would have thought I would see something.

 

Mars is bright however.

[peenie 1,915]

ooooh, i'm going to look right now.

brb.

[peenie 1,915]

no, i didn't see anything.

my neck hurts.

[IndyTom 0]

no, i didn't see anything.

my neck hurts.

 

it's too cloudy here.

 

its ok - because it will be back again in 2000 years.

[cortezthekiller303 0]

no, i didn't see anything.

my neck hurts.

 

Its down there...and when you get it worked up pretty good, dont forget to suck on my balls too.

[Mephisto 15]

Perfectly clear sky, atop a hill... excellent viewing conditions.

 

Me... I always want to see a fireworks display and that is too high an expectation. Between 11:30PM and 1:05AM EST, I saw 12... (not quite 1 or 2 per minute and I have very little light pollution). 2 of them were outstanding, long, leaving a nice bright trail behind them.